The Inquiry Podcast
The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.
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How Has the US Gun Lobby Been so Successful?
Tue 26 Jan 2016
The National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful organisations in the US
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What is China Doing to Clear the Air?
Tue 19 Jan 2016
The air in much of China is so bad the government has repeatedly declared "war" on it
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Do We Have Enough Genders?
Tue 12 Jan 2016
Gender identity is considered more fluid than ever thanks to the trans movement
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How Much Inequality Is Too Much?
Tue 5 Jan 2016
How far does inequality affect growth and prosperity?
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Should We Solar Panel The Sahara?
Tue 29 Dec 2015
Solar could provide clean energy on a vast scale. But the politics are difficult.
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How Will a Population Boom Change Africa?
Tue 22 Dec 2015
The UN forecasts that the number of people living in Africa will double in 35 years
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Is Saudi To Blame For 鈥業S鈥�?
Tue 15 Dec 2015
Many claim 鈥業S鈥� is the ideological offspring of Saudi Arabia
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Should Governments Drop Money Out of Helicopters?
Tue 8 Dec 2015
We examine one crazy-sounding but very serious idea to prevent a low- or no-growth future
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How Do Cartels Get Drugs into the US?
Tue 1 Dec 2015
How drugs get into the US via tunnels, 鈥渘arco-subs鈥� and complex criminal networks
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Can 鈥業slamic State鈥� Be Defeated?
Sat 21 Nov 2015
Expert answers to the urgent question on defeating the group calling itself Islamic State
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Have We Underestimated Plants?
Tue 17 Nov 2015
An exploration of what plants are capable of and what we can learn from them.
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Is it too Late to Save Syria鈥檚 Antiquities?
Tue 10 Nov 2015
The threat to Syria鈥檚 cultural heritage from looting, war and wanton destruction
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How Do You Save the Rhino?
Tue 27 Oct 2015
How hunting and even legalising the trade in horn might save this endangered species
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Can Nigeria End Oil Corruption?
Tue 20 Oct 2015
President Buhari鈥檚 promise to end decades of corruption in the oil industry
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Is Russia Vulnerable?
Tue 13 Oct 2015
The White House has described Russia鈥檚 action in Syria as motivated by 'weakness'
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What Does the President Need to Know?
Tue 6 Oct 2015
Top-secret documents, released by the CIA, shine a light on intelligence advice.
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Do Drone Strikes Work?
Tue 29 Sep 2015
The impact of drones, America鈥檚 counter-terrorism weapon of choice
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Is Japan Abandoning Pacifism?
Tue 22 Sep 2015
New laws mean Japanese troops can fight overseas for the first time since World War Two
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Why is Argentina Still so Sexist?
Tue 15 Sep 2015
Despite women鈥檚 progress in Argentine politics, society there has remained macho
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How Will a Population Boom Change Africa?
Tue 8 Sep 2015
The UN forecasts that the number of people living in Africa will double in 35 years
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Can We Learn to Live with Nuclear Power?
Tue 1 Sep 2015
After the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the country is turning its reactors back on.
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Migrant Crisis: What Else Could Europe Try?
Tue 25 Aug 2015
We examine examples from other places, and times, from which the EU鈥檚 leaders could learn
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What Will Happen When Robots Take Our Jobs?
Tue 18 Aug 2015
Exploring the not-so-distant future when more and more humans lose work to automation.
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Should Anyone Ever Talk to IS?
Tue 11 Aug 2015
We test the argument that stopping the so-called Islamic State will mean talking to them.
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What鈥檚 Behind the Anti-Vax Movement?
Tue 4 Aug 2015
Looking at the origins and endurance of scepticism towards vaccinations in the US.
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Why do Tax Havens Still Exist?
Tue 28 Jul 2015
Politicians have promised an end to tax havens, so why are they still around?
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What Does China鈥檚 Stock Market Crash Tell Us?
Tue 21 Jul 2015
How China鈥檚 rollercoaster market hints at deeper problems
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How Easy is it to Dope in Sport?
Tue 7 Jul 2015
An insiders鈥� take on who is winning in the fight against performance-enhancing drugs.
